Micah 2

hoy khosheve-aven ufo'ale ra al-mishkevotam be'or habboqer ya'asuha ki yesh-le'el yadam

Ah, those who plan iniquity And design evil on their beds; When morning dawns, they do it, For they have the power.

vekhamedu sadot vegazalu uvattim venasa'u ve'ashequ gever uveto ve'ish venakhalato

They covet fields, and seize them; Houses, and take them away. They defraud men of their homes, And people of their land.

lakhen koh amar Adonai hinni khoshev al-hammishpakhah hazzot ra'ah asher lo-tamishu misham tsavverotekhem velo telekhu romah ki et ra'ah hi

Assuredly, thus said GOD: I am planning such a misfortune against this clan that you will not be able to free your necks from it. You will not be able to walk erect; it will be such a time of disaster.

bayyom hahu yissa alekhem mashal venahah nehi nihyah amar shadod neshaddunu kheleq ammi yamir ekh yamish li leshovev sadenu yekhalleq

In that day, One shall recite a poem about you, And utter a bitter lament, And shall say: “My people’s portion changes hands; How it slips away from me! Our field is allotted to a rebel. We are utterly ravaged.”

lakhen lo-yihyeh lekha mashlikh khevel begoral biqhal Adonai

Truly, none of you Shall cast a lot cord In the assembly of GOD!

al-tattifu yattifun lo-yattifu la'elleh lo yissag kelimmot

“Stop preaching!” they preach. “That’s no way to preach; Shame shall not overtake [us].

he'amur bet-ya'aqov haqatsar ruakh Adonai im-elleh ma'alalayw halo devaray yetivu im hayyashar holekh

Is the House of Jacob condemned? Is GOD’s patience short? Has such been the practice?” To be sure, My words are friendly To those who walk in rectitude;

ve'etmul ammi le'oyev yeqomem mimmul salmah eder tafshitun me'overim betakh shuve milkhamah

But an enemy arises against My people. You strip the mantle with the cloak Off such as pass unsuspecting, Who are turned away from war.

neshe ammi tegareshun mibbet ta'anugeha me'al olaleha tiqkhu hadari le'olam

You drive the women of My people away From their pleasant homes; You deprive their infants Of My glory forever.

qumu ulekhu ki lo-zot hammenukhah ba'avur tame'ah tekhabbel vekhevel nimrats

Up and depart! This is no resting place Because of [your] defilement. Terrible destruction shall befall.

lu-ish holekh ruakh vasheqer kizzev attif lekha layyayin velashekhar vehayah mattif ha'am hazzeh

If someone were to go about uttering Windy, baseless falsehoods: “I’ll preach to you in favor of wine and liquor”— That would be a preacher [acceptable] to this people.

asof e'esof ya'aqov kullakh qabbets aqabbets she'erit yisra'el yakhad asimennu ketson botsrah ke'eder betokh haddovro tehimenah me'adam

I will assemble Jacob, all of you; I will bring together the remnant of Israel; I will make them all like sheep of Bozrah, Like a flock inside its pen— They will be noisy with people.

alah happorets lifnehem paretsu vayya'avoru sha'ar vayyetse'u vo vayya'avor malkam lifnehem va-Adonai berosham

One who makes a breach Goes before them; They enlarge it to a gate And leave by it. Their king marches before them, GOD at their head.